This article is about the 1950 film. For the 1961 television series, see The Asphalt Jungle (TV series).
The Asphalt Jungle
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
John Huston
Screenplay by
Ben Maddow John Huston
Based on
The Asphalt Jungle 1949 novel by W. R. Burnett
Produced by
Arthur Hornblow Jr.
Starring
Sterling Hayden
Louis Calhern
Jean Hagen
James Whitmore
Sam Jaffe
John McIntire
Cinematography
Harold Rosson
Edited by
George Boemler
Music by
Miklós Rózsa
Production company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributed by
Loew's Inc.
Release date
May 12, 1950 (1950-05-12) (United States)[1]
Running time
112 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$1.2 million[2][3]
Box office
$2.1 million
The Asphalt Jungle is a 1950 American heist film noir directed and co-written by John Huston, and starring Sterling Hayden and Louis Calhern, with Jean Hagen, James Whitmore, Sam Jaffe, John McIntire, and Marilyn Monroe in one of her earliest roles.[4] Based on the 1949 novel of the same name by W. R. Burnett, it tells the story of a jewel robbery in a Midwestern city.
Produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the film was released on May 12, 1950. It was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay, and Huston won a National Board of Review Award for his direction. At the 1950 Venice Film Festival, Huston was nominated for the Golden Lion and Sam Jaffe won the Best Actor Award.
Retrospective reviews of the film have been highly positive, with several critics describing it as one of the most influential works in the crime film genre,[5] and one of John Huston's best films.[6] The film spawned a television series of the same name, which aired on ABC in 1961.
In 2008, The Asphalt Jungle was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[7][8]
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^Silver, Alain (2010). Film Noir: The Encyclopedia. p. 30. ISBN 978-0715638804.
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^"Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
^"Cinematic Classics, Legendary Stars, Comedic Legends and Novice Filmmakers Showcase the 2008 Film Registry". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
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